Frevel

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vrevel, Old High German fravili, Proto-West Germanic *frafal(i).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fʁeːfəl/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /fʁeːvəl/ (less commonly)

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Frevel m (strong, genitive Frevels, plural Frevel)

1. outrage, crime, sin
2. sacrilege, iniquity

Declension

Declension of Frevel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Frevel	die	Frevel
genitive	eines	des	Frevels	der	Frevel
dative	einem	dem	Frevel	den	Freveln
accusative	einen	den	Frevel	die	Frevel

Derived terms

• frevelhaft

Further reading

• “Frevel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Frevel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Frevel” in Duden online